Was October a good month for you?

Dear users and authors,
are you happy with how October went?
Let me know what you think.

I’m not all that happy with October. Two weeks ago, my cousin passed away at the age of 45—far too young. I also had a lot on my plate: plenty of work to do, lots to study, many family visits, and I didn’t get much time for crafts. I haven’t written any patterns yet, nor have I taken photos of finished projects, and I haven’t even started on the Christmas items—October was a total disaster.
Now it’s time to take a deep breath in November, hit the reset button, start fresh, hope for the best, and keep going with renewed energy! Complaining doesn’t help anyway—it just brings you down.

My condolences on the loss of your cousin.

For me, this October is on par with last year’s.

I’m not really satisfied.

My condolences, Sofi

Sofi, I wish you the courage and strength to start fresh. Life can be very turbulent at times, but the sun always peeks through the clouds every now and then—and it’s always there, even when we can’t see it.

With that in mind: here’s to a creative November.

October was better than I’d initially expected. Craft-wise, I got quite a bit done and finished some UFOs. The weather was so nice that I was even able to knit in the garden sometimes. 

Sofie, I’m so sorry that your cousin passed away. I wish you lots of strength, and things will surely get better again.

Here where we are, October was still really lovely and warm, which was simply wonderful.
I didn’t manage to do much handcrafting. But that was also because I started a cardigan. Then I realized I didn’t have enough yarn, got annoyed, and now it’s still lying there. I have to unravel everything.
If I find something suitable in my stash, I’ll start again.

My October was great in terms of crocheting. But I was also home sick for two weeks.
I finished two out of four baby dolls, a vest for my daughter,
half a poncho for myself, and now I’m working on a vest for myself; I’ve also
started a little gnome.

At the beginning of October,
we spent a few days in Wetzlar. A very dear friend of ours has an apartment there, which she let us use. She doesn’t live there herself.

Unfortunately, my mother-in-law—who is like a mother to me—was diagnosed with cancer three weeks
ago. She has to go to the university hospital next Monday for seven weeks.

As a result, the mood here is pretty somber. The kids are completely thrown
off balance—and so are we. Nobody saw this coming.

Things can only get better.

@sofis-welt : My deepest condolences and lots of strength

Best regards, Heike

Thank you so much for your condolences. They are a great source of strength for me and my family during this difficult time.

October wasn’t so great here, but there are always a few quieter months here and there. Overall, I’m pretty happy with this year.